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Crime in DT4 9

How much crime is recorded in DT4 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Population
31,510 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DT4 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in DT4 9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

DT4 9National
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Shoplifting6.68.4
Burglary3.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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